“We made our disappointment clear on the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to dismiss a president, with a week left of his term, is never legitimate and is nothing more than a political kick to get out the door,” said Drew, president of SCGOP McKissick in a statement on Saturday afternoon. “Congressman Rice’s vote unfortunately played well in the Democrats’ game, and the people in his district and, ultimately, on our State Executive Committee, wanted him to know that they totally disagree with his decision.”
Forty-three members of the state party’s executive committee voted in favor of the resolution, with no members against it and two abstaining, according to South Carolina Republican Party spokeswoman Claire Robinson.
Rice’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.
McKissick, immediately after the impeachment vote on January 13, released a statement saying, “We totally disagree with this farce and to say that I am deeply disappointed with Congressman Tom Rice would be an understatement.”